The SEC in 2009: Every game picked, one or two correctly!

It’ll be fun to hear the LSU fans ranting and raving that ‘Bama gets into the Sugar Bowl and LSU goes to the Capital One Bowl, even though LSU will play for the SEC Championship.

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You have 7 loses for Tenn but Florida is not listed as one of them.

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So Tennessee beats Florida? Or 4-8 ?

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looks like brad did his readin an ritin but skipped out on rithmetic…….

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uh-oh Bradley…. you chastised SI the other day for picking UGA and Ok St to both win their game, and then you go and make the same error w/ UGA and ARK. admit it, you just like Petrino

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I would not quit your day job with some of these predictions! Auburn going 7-5? UK beating TN? Ole Miss losing to USCe? I would love to know what stuff you are on when making these predictions. Perhaps you should stick to covering high school sports?

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Mark, so Fla. has somehow disappeared from Tenn’s schedule?

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You’re full of ca-ca, as usual, Bradley.

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[...] Mark Bradley of the AJC picks every SEC game, one or two correctly (his words). [...]

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LSU winning the West? They most of the DL and need to replace some in the secondary. The QB has one good game against an ACC defense. I don’t see it. I think they fight with Arkansas and Auburn for 3rd in the West.

Arknasas will be improved but the schedule is brutal. IMO they drop a game or 2 they shouldn’t due to schedule. Ole Miss and maybe Auburn beat Arkansas. Ark has Auburn and Florida before Ole Miss. Ole Miss has S. Car and Vandy. I hope Ark. has depth, they’ll need it.

Vandy beats Miss. St and goes to a bowl again.

Auburn is due for an upset against UGA and Auburn reminds me of UGA ‘06. If Auburn comes on late the UGA game will be interesting. Keep in mind the visiting team has better chances at the upset in the AU/UGA game.

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Wow, you think Michigan is going to make the Outback Bowl…..

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Forecating? Thanks AJC headline righter, er writer.

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Dear Mark

In my opinion your a terrible sports writer. Have a nice day.

Ken

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I wouldn’t say Bobby Petrino is a good coach… he barely communicates, he’s a jerk and he’s about as trustworthy as Benidict Arnold…but

He’s an elite playcaller he’s got a great system and he recruits well for some reason… and His Brother is an excellent WR’s coach

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Georgia will go 10 – 2 w/ losses to Arkansas and Tenn. A win in either one propels them to 11-1. They will play Alabama for the SEC championship. The black jerseys will prevail. Florida does not win the SEC nor the NC. Georgia does not lose to Tech. Florida looses to LSU and Georgia. You may think I am crazy but you heard it here first.

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bradley, ur a dumbass.. i guess tennessee is beating uf

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Mark,

you have UGA at 4 losses: to OK ST, LSU, FLA, and Tech. Yet you have ARK with 3 losses: to BAMA, FLA, and LSU. How do you reconcile that since UGA vs ARK on September in the Ozark Mountains?

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5 who the ACC will miss……..uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
er…..uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
uh…er….uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…..I’ll get back to you !

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Someone should proof read the AJC’s articles before they’re put out for public consumption and ridicule…..and I’m even referring to the content, which is also inferior.

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mark has to be the worst at predicting outcomes. It’s probably because of his knowledge of sports or his lack of intelligence.

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Switch UGA and Arkiesaw and add one or two more “W”’s to UGA and you will have it right.

SC loses its first 2 and finishes 7-5? NOPE 5-7 and the ole obnoxious one goes golfing permanently. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. 2009 is going to be a special year for ole stevie.

1.) Starts out the year being the only coach to not place TT on the 1st team all SEC team. no problem except for the fact that ole stevie went to school there!!!
2.) Gets blitzkrieged at NCSU on national TV.
3.) Gets shutout for the 2nd time in 4 years against UGA in another televised embarrassment.
4.) Struggles to beat Florida Atlantic
5.) Loses to UK for the first time ever.
6.) Gives up 6 TD’s to TT and fires the guy who filled out the all SEC ballot incorrectly.
7.) Resigns after going 4-8 as the SC students hurl insults his way outside as he walks away.

He then realizes that KARMA is something else and vows never to treat people badly ever again. Just so some good can come from it.

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You don’t have the SEC doing too terribly well during bowl season which is a bit against the trend. Also, what do they toast with in the Ozarks? Corn whiskey? Champagne from a box?

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Does Tennessee not play Florida or something? Because that would be an eigth loss, right? Georgia is definitely going at least 10-2 beating both Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech, and probably LSU too.

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When will you and others realize that Spurrier is not going anywhere after this year nor the next nor the next. It seems it makes you and others feel good about themselves predicting Spurrier will step down after this season….you do this every year!

Are you pissed that Spurrier would NEVER consider going to Kentucky…..really?! Do your research Bradley before you print/predict….or resign yourself!

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Tennessee is not going to be swept by SC, Ky., and Vandy, let alone UCLA. You are letting your distaste for Kiffin affect your independent judgment.

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Sick and Tired…

I am beyond sick and tired of hearing about Lord Tebow, Urban Meyer, and his Mighty Florida Gators. It makes me want to puke! I hope with all my heart that the Gators are undefeated when they meet up with Georgia in Jacksonville on 31 October. And I pray to God that the Bulldogs (to steal some words from Larry Munson) stomp their face with a hobnailed boot and break their nose! I hope that we crush their face!

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Tech fan here…wait a sec…you are saying that Okie State will beat Georgia but will lose to Arkansas? I’d love to believe that Arkansas is better than UGA, but I don’t…

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UGA will blow OKS away! Joe Cox is a winner. I still think our game is a toss up, but UGA is much better than everybody thinks…

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Mark, it’s 15 days from today and not 10 days when the first games are played on Thurs, Sept 3.

Any of us can make predictions but as we will find out the season will have its share of surprises. LSU could be great, good or average like a handful of other SEC teams. It should be an exciting season for all us of though.

Geaux Tigers
Go SEC

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Sloppy journalism…..like a hack wrote this

have some respect for your profession. i’m not sure who’s more responsible for this garbage, you or your editor?

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Not bad MB! however, if my beloved Gators stumble, it’ll most likely happen at LSU or another mighty mistep in a trap game, like Ol’miss last year. But if the mighty Gators get to BCS title game, they will not lose it. They just don’t do that. Texas should hope they stumble long before then, Mcoy will be good in the title game, but irrelevent, as was Bradford last year.

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Mark, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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Mark,
I know you have a difficult job trying to write something meningful about football, but I appreciate your effort.

How long before basketball practice starts in Kentucky?

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Wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT. Vandy beats Tech, but Georgia doesn’t?

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mark, u r a DA

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Mark…ouch…you obviously hit a nerve with this blog. There must be a lot of SEC fans who are auditors, because they demand absolute numerical precision. I generally agree with your team rankings, although I hope that Kentucky goes above and beyond this year and wins a few more than expected. It’ll oughta be a fun season to watch. I hope you predict the ACC soon as well.

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If you are correct about UGA, poor old Willie is history, despite his Significant Other, and the seat of Significant Other’s breeches is going to heat up considerably. He may even want to learn the words to the old song, “Ring of Fire”.

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Alex H. …..You aRE a brown noser, boot licking, heaD BOWING, PORK CHOP BONE SUCKING gEORGIA TECH GRADUATE!!!!

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Do you even have a degree in Journalism???? Check your facts dumb a$$!
Go Dawgs !

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Dude you SERIOUSLY need to proof your work. Is Auburn and UT going to play like 30 OT’s and then just quit and call it a tie? There has to be a winner Mark. HELLO? And if you think UT is going to lose to UCLA at home..and Vandy…and SC…ALL AT HOME? Dude..I know we are rebuilding…but seriously…

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Seriously though, I think Auburn goes 10-2 or 9-3 and surprises some folks. Just hopefully not the Dawgs. Auburn always seems to have a pretty good year when you least expect it…

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The Peach Bowl gets the 3rd pick from the SEC school, depending if the BCS takes two teams from the SEC. They will take UGA if they have an 8-4 record.

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I can see Tenn. beating Vandy but I think they get swept by Bama, UF, Ole Miss and UGA. Auburn is a question mark.

I didn’t see SOS being on the hot seat but after looking at the schedule if he does not start 2-0 he could very well be gone after this season. However, who does S. Car get to take over? They have facilities but no recruiting base and no iconic history.

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Mark, we are all more stupid after having to read this blog. Try double checking your work before you post it.

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The media’s love affair with Oklahoma State tells me a lot of them have never heard the axiom that it is defense that wins games and championships…at any level.

Oklahoma State has excellent offensive stats, but they are putting up those numbers in the Big 12. Even more important, nobody is saying their defense is very good. They give up almost 100 yards a game more than the Martinez led offense at Georgia. Mark, you are a big time Martinez basher, but you give Oklahoma State a pass on that? HMMM….

Oklahoma State has a glaring weakness on defense. Their pass defense has been terrible and this year they have to replace everybody but Perrish Cox in the secondary and both tackles. I believe we will do very well against them.

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a. no way uga loses 4 games or to tech again
b. no way uf goes through the season (13 games) unscathed. their exorbitant arrogance will trip them up at least once.
c. no way south carolina wins 7 games
d. no way ole siss winds up lower than 3rd in their division, and i’d pick them 2nd.
e. as for UT you can’t win on signing day unless you win during the season. and just because you sign some blue chippers doesn’t mean you’ll be a good team. with kiffin at the helm they’ll always underachieve because he’s never done anything of significance as a coach.

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I’m sure this has been mentioned but it is 17 days, not 10. Add that to the numerous arithmetic errors and this is just sloppy and unprofessional. This is the AJC not the Hickville Advertiser, come on Mark.

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Wow! Bradley, this is a pretty good set of picks. Who did them for you?

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Hmm, you have Arkasas going 9-3, losing to LSU, Bama, and UF. Yet you have UGA down as beating Arkansas. Well that wont add up.

However! Replace UGA losing to Okie St with Arkansas (which is actually quite possible) than your predictions will look a little bit better. Don’t buy the cowboy hype…it’s just that. Arkansas’s schedule set’s up to beat the Dawgs. UGA starts off hard all the way to Ark. Ark has been planing for UGA all summer, it’s their first tough game.

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bama wins the west….then wins the sec. it will be a tough road to atlanta but if we do get there, no way saban and co. loses to florida two years in a row.

bama is “supposedly” a couple of years away from a national championship…

but bama will win it all in 2009.

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It says 17 days now, not 10, way to go me!

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Mark, you’ve got to write stuff all the time now that the future of the AJC is ‘online’, so I’d like to see you do a few ‘what if’ pieces…starting with ‘what if’ Georgia nips TBoonePickens U at the wire, or what if we beat the snot out of ‘em? What do those two outcomes do to your 8-4 predictions (other than 9-3 that is)?

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Truth try learning the “Truth”. Try learning how the NCAA calculates the GPA stats and then you may want to check the degrees or lack there of that UGA hands out like a Big Mac! Heck, some of the degrees these kids in Athens spend 8 years trying to get can’t even qualify them to dig ditches!

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So Vandy can beat Tech and not UGA. Mark, you read too much into Tech win last year. Remember LSU DESTROYED Tech and showed everyone there flaws. UGA will beat Tech this year, Vandy won’t. Your prediction of 8-4 isn’t too far off though. I think 9-3 with losses to LSU, Florida and the upset being Arkansas. I think we beat Okie St but I could easliy see it being a loss. Don’t fall for the Tech hype, they won’t be that good this year.

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being a uga fan, i dont understand the ut hate. unfortunately, the vols have compiled a staff many nfl teams would be jealous of. no way the vols lose to vandy and uk.

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I was questioning my sanity until I read Bradley. Suddenly, I don’t feel like the most stupid person on the planet.

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15 days. game on thursday. geez!!

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Alright, MB, here’s every game predicted for Georgia and Georgia Tech. No holds barred. I actually think this might play out like I’m predicting.

UGA
September 5 at Oklahoma State W34-24
September 12 South Carolina W20-7
September 19 at Arkansas W28-17
September 26 Arizona State W30-16
October 3 LSU L21-24
October 10 at Tennessee W35-13
October 17 at Vanderbilt W27-10
October 31 vs. Florida L20-30
November 7 Tennessee Tech W45-12
November 14 Auburn W13-10
November 21 Kentucky W21-17
November 28 at Georgia Tech W31-24
Final Record: 10-2
Bowl Prediction: Sugar Bowl vs. Penn State

GT
September 5 Jacksonville State W30-7
September 10 Clemson W24-14
September 17 at Miami (FL) W 21-20
September 26 North Carolina W30-13
October 3 at Mississippi State W14-9
October 10 at Florida State L 16-24
October 17 Virginia Tech L21-31
October 24 at Virginia W42-14
October 31 at Vanderbilt W20-17
November 7 Wake Forest W34-14
November 14 at Duke W47-10
November 28 Georgia L24-13
Final Record: 9-3
Bowl Prediction: Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. Alabama

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Mark, please explain how in the world you think the Dawgs lose to GT this year… OUT OF YOUR MIND

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stirrin up a waste of time if you ask me. You write those down so you can check your work for the next 5 months?

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TROTTINGHOMETUDD…nice try, but Georgetown is my alma mater. Being an Atlanta native, I do tend to pull for Georgia Tech more often than Georgia. To each his own though. If you prefer, I’ll jump on the Bradley-bashing bandwagon next time. Take care.

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It’s hard for any SEC team to go undefeated. Florida has never done it and I don’t see them doing it this year. Everybody in the media seems to be picking UGA to go 8-4. CMR hasn’t lost four games in a season since his first year. It appears that the media has no sense of history, or they’re just plain stupid, which I’ve long suspected.

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Dangerous I agree 100%. Chavis was not UT’s secret it was Cutcliff. Ole Miss should have kept him and spent some money on facilities.

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Well obviously they don’t teach math at UK.

Hey numbnuts, you want to put your money where your mouth is? I will take UT against UK for any amount of money you want to put on it.

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Don’t see anything real outrageous…certainly not worth getting bent out of shape over. It’s pre-season for crying out loud…means NOTHING. (As we Dawg fans should well remember from last season.)

That’s what we play the games to find out.

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Green Tea, it could have to do with UGA having a new QB and RB and GT’s offensive backfield still being in place. Time will tell. Go Jackets!!!!

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Will be the first to admit that Tennessee is rebuilding, but 4 and 8?? Come on. Just the raw talent we have will push us over UK and Vandy. As far as anything past that, well momma didnt raise no fool, I will just keep quiet and see.

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Mark– I would very much like to think that your 8-4 projection for UGA is wrong (I like 9-3 or 10-2 much better).

But I can solace in your 8-4 if it happens. An 8-4 year including a second straight loss to GT, would get CMR on the hot seat and show WM the door. So, that would be the silver lining.

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Nicely done Mark! why dont you pick Arkansas over Georgia as well! as many Experts see it a trap! and Georgia could lose to South Carolina, its always a tough game and they beat us the last 2 times in Athens, Tennessee might surprise us In Knoxville, it is always tough place to play so go a head and say it Georgia will go 5-6 and if they are lucky they may go 6-6. I love these predictions!!

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The Gators ain’t losing to Texas! That’s ridiculous!!

UGA always wants to beat the Gators, but not this year…and it may be a long time until they do.

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Oh yeah, and one other thing…Bark Maddley is NUTS! I do not want whatever it is that he’s smoking!

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Everyday I’m so thankful that Neil Callaway is not at UGA. He could not coach nor recruit. He was a dumpster fire. He was bad for the O and affected the D as well. I hope the door hit him in the a$$ and knocked him down! I’ll take GA -6 in Stillwater………love it!

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OK, obviously the Gators will pound the Vols & the Dawgs will beat the Hawgs, as for MB, first you curse the Braves with your blog about the Braves are headed to the playoffs???? then they implode, now you say the Dawgs will go 8-4??? That means they will win more than 8 games since you predict 8, thanks MB & does MB stand for MORON BRADLEY??? GO DAWGS!!! GO BRAVOS!!! GO AWAY MB!!!! SIC EM WOOF WOOF WOOF

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Lighten up, ball licker fans. I know for a fact that many of you screw up at work too. Just last week, when I was getting new tires, you forgot to put all the lug bolts back on and yesterday you forgot that I ordered fries.

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Mark you are smoking something if you think the Dawgs lose to the Geeks again, UGA will win 3 of those 4 you say we are going to lose!

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I’ll tell you how Florida will do it..it’s simple, look at their schedule only 4 away games and the rest are against troy, Charleston southern,florida international, florida state, Lsu and Georgia are their hardest competion and they both suck! so give me a break the GATORS ARE JOKE!

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So the SEC loses both the NC game and the Sugar Bowl? To the Big 12? Riiiight. There’s objectivity, and then there’s just dumb.

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PS. I meant to phrase my first sentence as a question. If UF likely wins the East and SEC then goes off to the NC, wouldn’t the loser of the SEC championship be the runner up and go to the Sugar Bowl?

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Gee MB, 4-8..? Thank goodness you didn’t have Western Kentucky waxing the Vols. Shootfire, I’ll put my 1972 Pinto wagon up against your 2009 Lexus on that 4-8 thing.

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Mark, I’ve taken up for ya in the past man, but your making it real difficult. UGA is going to lose to Tech, who is going to lose to….Vanderbilt???!!! HUH???!!! CFN has our OL ranked #2 in the nation behind only the Trojans. They’ve got Tech’s DL ranked a whopping #56 in the nation after losing 3 starters including Michael Johnson. Isn’t the game won in the trenches?? You really think we’ll lose to the bugs again if we’re healthy? Come on man, I’ll give you a Mulligan and take this one back.

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You give the Bayou Bengals and “The Hat” waaaaay to much credit. No way they win IN Tuscaloosa.

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Bradly is such a donk!

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Those professional oddsmakers don’t list OK St. as a 6-point favorite over GA just because they like the uniforms.

And don’t chalk down a W automatically when Auburn plays West Virginia.

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you state kiffin will lead UT to the same record as Fulmer did last year, 5-7 but later on you say the record will be 4-8? So which will it be Mr. Bradley? Another quality piece of journalism from the AJC

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Mark man,
This stuff is so funny. I often wonder what it must be like to be you and read these. You just know some of these people are seriously honked off at you for predicting ‘their’ team to lose.
It’s fascinating really. You get an occassional lucid analysis for every five or ten ‘you’re an idiot’(s).

Hang in there bud. I’ve looked forward to your column first for a good 20 years every day. On a side bar, I met you outside a comic book store near Smyrna/Vinings in the early 90’s where we discussed Todd (?)…last name escapes me now. The guy whose version of Spider Man was striking and fresh. Anyhow, you were really gracious and I have always been a big fan.

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UGA goes 6-6 with losses to Oklahoma State, S Carolina, Tenn, LSU, Florida and Georgia Tech.

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Jefferson, UGA returns their bet players, Sturdivant, Owens, Atkins, Curren, AJ etc.

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SUX, you shouldn’t drink the bong water. Get straight and/or sober up, clown.

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Hey WonderIf…are you a complete idiot or do you just play one ‘on-line’? What ‘weak’ was that about Willie? Next ‘weak’, last ‘weak’ or ‘weak’ after next? Florida, like Georgia and virtually every other team ranked #1 pre-season will find that ending up #1 doesn’t happen very much – like maybe three times in the last 20 years. So call it distractions or whatever, it happens. As for being ranked #15 pre-season, that’s pretty close to where we were (actually 16) in 1980 – so it’s not a bad starting point…Richt can’t motivate enough to ever win it all? Pretty pathetic given that you’re also predicting that Johnson ‘will’ win it all at Tech. Don’t know how much you have, but I’d be willing to wager everything I’ve got against it that that never happens (and we won’t have to ‘wait’ long to see since he’ll be gone after three or four seasons). Johnson and Tech winning the NC may be the lamest comment you made in the entire post…unless it was Houston Nutt being the best ‘game-day’ coach in football, or Lame Kiffin was the next Spurrier – admit he’s got the mouth, but at least Spurrier had some ‘creds’ on his record that supported such an ego – Heismann, ACC Championship at Duke, wins at Florida before he started shooting his mouth off…that kind of thing.

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DonnanDawg…The truth hurts, doesn’t it?

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MARK!MARK!! How is AR going to cover UGA receivers? Do they have any healty DB’S. OSU will be a close game but UGA wins 34-20. BIG UGLIES ON BOTH SIDES!!

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Vandy over Tech.. I’ll be there, and I’ll be foaming at the mouth to get home to my computer and “laugh in your face.”

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SUX, you wouldn’t know the truth if it came up and smacked you right in your drunk/stoned face. A top 15 team dropping 6 games???? I’d surmise that you are a disgruntled Yech fan; seven straight losses to UGA has to hurt, huh? Please put down the weed & booze……let it go.

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I agree that Lane Kiffin’s Vols won’t be contenders this year. But I do think he will get ONE upset win against a superior team. And the media will go crazy just like they did when Saban beat Arkansas in his first year at Bama.

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LSU, despite the beatdown of the nerd herd in the chicken bowl, will be the biggest dissappointment of the 3 favorites in the west. Alabama and Ole miss will decide the west. LSU will lose to florida, Bama, UGA and Ole miss/Arkiesaw. 8-4

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Mark,

You have a point there about Nutt’s teams being better when they are underdogs and the question about whether or not Ole Miss can handle such expectations.

However, history shows that good coaches usually have really good years in their 2nd year. That first year is usually just a transition year. Just some quick examples but Saban took Bama from 6-6 to 12-0 his 2nd season, Jim Tressel and Bob Stoops both went from 7-5 in their initial years to 12-0 and national titles in their 2nd year. You can look at countless other coaches and you will generally see that most successful coaches did dramatically better in their 2nd year after that initial 1st trasition year. Urban Meyer would be yet another example going from 9-4 his first year to 13-1 and a national title in his 2nd year.

Now I’m not saying Ole Miss is due a national title. I’m just saying that if the pattern holds that his 2nd team should be dramatically better than his 1st team.

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Didnt Gibson beat BATMAN like he stole something in 2002??

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The only people Georgia will suprise this year are their Koolaid Lapping Mutt fans.

8-4 NO WAY. 5-7 probably. Hope they come to the Flats with a 5-6 record. I WOULD LOVE TO SEND THEM BACK TO COW TOWN BOWLESS.

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What about me Bradley? How many games am I going to win? Huh? You’re always leaving me out. I guess you really do hate me. Boo Hoo.

*shrugs shoulders* Watcha going to do?

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I’d rather have teeth pulled than bother with WORTHLESS sec football, what a waste of time during ones life !!!!!!!!!! Gee is my grass growing yet ?

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Explain why you have OK State beating UGA, then UGA beating Arkansas, then Arkansas beating OK State. Possible but whats the logic behind the picks?

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Mark,

Hold yer horses there fer a minute. Feb. 3rd has been our time to crow as of late. Its been the only date lately where we can claim mythical victories.

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MB

I think you’re being a little hard on yourself. You don’t look at all fat in your picture.

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It’s REALLY easy to take shots at Kiffin, isn’t it Mr. Bradley? What a TERRIBLE prediction. In Tennessee’s worst year in over 20 years, they STILL beat Kentucky and Vanderbilt..and you have them losing to both of them? Give me a break.

What a joke. At least you got the UGA/GT game right.

This blog is a fail. Major fail.

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The problem, DirtyDog, is that you have nothing to wager…..except your false sense of security by hiding behind your Mommy’s computer.

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Also, you make it sound like it is KIFFIN’s COACHING that will make this year’s Tennessee team play WORSE. They have a TOP NOTCH coaching staff in place, so you have got to be crazy. A complacent Tennessee program won 5 games last year (and it could have EASILY been 8 games). You are going to tell me that Kiffin can’t come in with his star-studded coaching staff and get more out of his players? Did he not recruit any good freshmen? You have to remember, this isn’t FULMER anymore. Kiffin will play the best players. Maybe if you read any articles about the Vols players this year and heard how much they are behind Kiffin and how they have NEVER WORKED HARDER in their lives. They were complacent under Fulmer.

But, I guess that doesn’t fit into the equation. Kiffin “can’t coach” because he has run his mouth? Or is it that he’s just an easy target? Why don’t you try something original other than blasting Kiffin. Seriously.

WHY DON’T YOU TALK ABOUT HOW MARK RICHT IS THE NEXT FULMER? How he has so much talent but can’t maximize it on the field? Or what about how Les Miles should be on the hot seat?

Or what about how Ole Miss is playing with Ed Orgeron’s players?

Please come up with something ORIGINAL Mr. Bradley. Don’t be “complacent” and go the easy way out.

Looks like you did….and that’s sorry.

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I guess you didn’t even take into account the 8 home games this year Mr. Bradley.

Come on now.. You need to try harder at this man. I am genuinely disappointed in this effort. I read your blogs and like most of them (except the heavy-UGA ones) but this is just drivel.

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Mark, HBC only has 7 seniors. His wife is in a masters program. Scotty Spurrier is graduating USC and wants to be a graduate assistant. I think He will win 7 and stay at USC.

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When is the ajc going to get a sports writer who knows what he is talking about. You maybe right about picking only 1 or 2 of these correctly.
I agree GA will not be the major power they have been over the past few years, but losing to a Big 12 team in OSU which is maybe the 4th or 5th best team in the big 12 is a stretch. Everyone knows there is no defense in the Big 12 and we all saw last year what happens when an unstoppable Big 12 offense (texas tech) faces a mediocre SEC team (ole miss).
As for the rest of your predictions. Well, they are way off as well. I mean Arkansas ahead of Ole Miss, please. the only 2 things you got right were LSU and Florida winning their respective divisions.

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This year some teams are overrated and some are under rated as usual.My guess is FLA,ALA and UGA 10-2.LSU and Ole Miss 9-3.

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Bias? It has NOTHING to do with bias. At the VERY LEAST he could have took into account that the worst UT team in about 20+ years went 5-7…and he thinks they will do WORSE? With 8 games at home? Give me a break.

Oh, and it’s “If he were…” not “if he was”. Geeesh.

I’ll calm down when you can speak/write correctly.

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Who cares about college football and the NFL. I’m ready for some ARENA football! What? Oh, never mind.

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Three pages from a 9:00 post. Bradley is one astute maroon.

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Hey Bradley-I think it was you a few years ago that was all over Boise States bandwagon the first game against UGA and they got blasted around 6 touchdowns.I smell the same thing here vs Ok St.Floridas no name team as you call them like Tebow-Spikes and all the other All-Americans the Gators have is the reason not only Georgia has not beaten them but many others have not beaten them as well.Georgia will not lose to Ark or Tech and will probably beat LSU.You predicting Georgia will go 8-4 shows you are a moron.The team with the best OL in the SEC does not go 8-4.Do your SEC homework IDIOT.

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What did I miss, Mark?

Okay,I think the pups can beat OSU if they score last. I’m still not feeling the Vany of My Jackets, but Brother Tebow and the Gators will repeat again.
It does look like an awesome up and coming season. “GO Jackets!”

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Mark never ceases to amaze with his vitriol and bile as it relates to the Vols. I recall his 1993 column when he predicted Terry Bowden would be a better hire than Phil Fulmer. I also recall he predicted UGA would win the mnc in 1988. He also said Jim Donnan was a great hire in 1996. Mark, give it up as you’re a douche bag…..

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There is some ridiculous crap on here Bradley, but one comment stands above the rest; do you really believe Tim Tebow will lose his last game in a Florida uniform? Does anyone?

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Well, looky here! BeattieFeathers can hold a grudge since 1993. I guess I’m in good company.

No one ever remembers all the times when you do something right… they only remember the time you eff up.

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oh, I just saw your comment above. Ok, it was a joke. Not a funny one, but a joke nevertheless.

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Stick with KY basketball, Bradley…… it’s something you actually know something about! And for the record, I don’t think you’re fat!! :^)

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It’s ovbious this is written for FUN and ENTERTAINMENT, and you morons are taking to way to seriously; like he is telling you the future. Rediculous. How about go disect the Health care Bill lke you did this entertainment piece, and dial up No-Bama with his errors.

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Mark,
Thank you for picking UGA to finish 8-4. I’m hoping you are wrong this year like you were when you picked us to win it all last year.

but on a side note, I do enjoy reading your articles. everyone has an off day.

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Typical hack job by Mark. Either he and/or his editors are sloppy and lazy. This kind of trash editing would never go public at a real newspaper.

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Just give UF the championship now. While UGA was having a pool party, UF was knocking heads and practicing TACKLING…something UGA should have been doing. Instead, the dogs were perfecting their back dives. LMMFAO…..hope they got some sun….what a bunch of tools

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Mark you ain’t exactly SPOCK with your logic but this topic got more posts than anything else today so you at least you got people’s attention. There will be many suprises this year but none like backtracking at Teck. Can you say 7 and 5 season at Ga Teck? Losses to Miami, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Vandy and UGA. Back to earth for the bugs.

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I don’t believe that you honestly think UT will finish last in the East. You just like stir the pot. Hey, you’re a lot like Kiffin. Are y’all related?

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Wonderif seems to think that Stafford did poorly at UGA. Look at the stats, man. As far as the lions, veteran team mates recently bragged how well coached he was and were impressed with the skills he brought with him from UGA. As for your list of coaches, not a single one of them, not even Urban Meyer, wins ten games with that amount of season ending injuries and the schedule UGA played in ‘08 with a bunch of freshmen on the O-line to boot.

I have given the 2008 D a hard time, but if you look at the stats in UGAs losses, it didn’t have a lot to do with game plans. It had everything to do with player execution. I know that that goes back to coaching, but it is also symptomatic of inexperienced and banged up players.

Four of five losses is not inconceivable, but your argument about UGAs coaching doesn’t hold much water.

Personally I’m sticking with at least nine wins, probably ten, but the 11 wins is conceivable, 12 possible with a couple of miracles.

PS I hear that we may get to find out how UF will do with a depleted O-line. Could be interesting. Strong is a great D-co, probably the best. UFs D will keep them winning with Tebow and Meyer getting all the credit.

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USCe is not still USCe. Man, don’t you follow recruiting?

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Mark,

I hate Tennessee, but the Vols are not going 4-8! They went 5-7 last season, and that was due to a lot of things behind the scenes. Tennessee’s defense is not bad, but their offense had no indentity last year. I think Tennessee’s home schedule is very winnable. I can see them finishing 8-4 or 9-3. I also think Auburn will be better than folks think. That game in Athens late in the season has me worried! You can throw out the records when UGA and Auburn play! I remember 10 years ago when Auburn finished like 4-7 or 5-6 and whooped UGA in Athens. Crazy things can happen in the SEC, and the talent level is high across the board. You never know what team will turn it on from week to week.

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Mark, You have Auburn going 6-6 including wins over WVU and UK. That won’t happen. I agree on UT, it will be ugly. UF will will east, Alabama wins west, but doesn’t have enough offense to beat UF. My upset special of the year will be UK going 8-4.

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Mark, you’re picks are not bad, but pretty shy with the upsets. Okay, Ole Miss doesn’t live up to expectations, but who in these parts really thinks they could? Vandy beats Tech and UT falls dead flat in Kiffin’s first year … okay, that’s bolder, and I hope you’re right. But if there were going to be a major upset this season, something in the neighborhood of Ole Miss over Florida last year, or Auburn over Florida and Arkansas over LSU a couple seasons ago, where would you place your chips on that happening? Or will this be a season without surprises?

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The Kool-Aid Delusion will start to fade after Dawgs get DRILLED by OKST.

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Trade School Junkie,

The delusion will be on Tech’s part when they lose in week two to Clemson and finish 7-5, with a loss to UGA. See you on the Flats in late November douchewad!

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Why is it all you guys want to say Petrino is leaving? He isn’t going anywhere! His rep has been soiled enough by guys like you and leaving Arkansas anytime within the next 10 years would be career suicide. He is in the SEC, he is at a University with the money to compete with the top programs in the country, the facilities in Fayetteville are second to none AND he has the backing of an entire state! Where is he going to go? GO HOGS!!!

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this has to be to most F***ed up predictions ive ever read. mark bradley is a complete dumb A**. go dig a hole or something because football isnt your calling. i will get a gator tattoo on one A** cheek and a big fat A on the other A** cheek if TENNESSEE goes 4-8. talent wins you piece of s***.

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Bradley you are ignorant. Tennessee last lost to Kentucky in 1984 not 1981. You just proved that you know absoulutely nothing regarding football. If you covered the game as you said you did you must have not covered it very well. Who hires garbage like you to write about college football? You have no credibility and Tennessee isn’t going to go 4-8. Tennessee is always much better when fools like you predict them to be horrible. Keep it up genius.

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Mark – I don’t know why you and the rest of the media are so hung up on Spurrier calling it quits. He has said numerous times that he isn’t going anywhere. This team is very young, so he’s not going to hang it up over a 7-5 finish with arguably the toughest schedule in the nation. I don’t have high expectations for this season because there are tons of ? marks surrounding the team. I still think we find a way to beat NC State. I also wouldn’t be shocked to see this team upset UGA in Athens. Dawg fans – you barely got out of Columbia last season with a “W”, so don’t think Cox is going to lead the dawgs to a blowout win in week 2.

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These comments are hilarious. Sit back and pick on a man for his work and non research and there are errors all in these posts and comments. I think I am going to save this link to my favorites so when I have a bad day and need a good laugh I can just pull this page up. Thanks puppy dawg fans…

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Mark,

No way the Vols go 4-8.

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I think GA falls hard at AR. They will be far better on both sides of the ball then most think. Other than that you are right on the mark for the most part.

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Mark, you should know by now that they can’t read

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Hilarious. I’d like to bet $10,000 with Mark that Tennessee wins more than 4 games. He’d never make that bet because he’s a shock sports journalist and doesn’t really believe what he writes. It makes for good internet “hits” though.

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mark your a idiot defense = championship. and lay off vick that linebacker from jacksonville stabed someone and never missed a game a defenseive back ran over someone and killed them and they found ach.@pot in his system and missied only 30 days vick served 2 years for dog fighting which is worse murder or dogfighting. freakin bunny huggers

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I’m not a fan of the Vols by any means, but I seriously laughed out loud when I read that prediction. 4-8? That is ridiculous…

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Hey 49-10, I never said that I, or Bradley, think Meyer is a one-hit wonder. But Mark IS notorious for his flavors of the month. I’ve been reading him for nearly 20 years now, and he is my favorite columnist. But the man loves his flashes in the pan, and is quick to turn on a team he previously loved.

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Look out Bradley, some theople may pink you are under the alcofluence of incohol.

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[...] Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal Constitution–aka “Rip Bobby Petrino to Shreds Central”.  [...]

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So basically you are trying to stir up the public because you sense your job will not exist much longer? Thanks for the laughs.

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I know you not that big of an idiot! Would you like to put your money where your mouth is? You have my email if you have enough balls to back up your bull crap predictions.Your a hack and becoming less so I guess this is why you post bull like this just hoping that maybe someone will recognize you .

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Hey Mark, only 3 barbs at Kiffin in the article. You losing your man crush on him? If UT loses to both Kentucky and Vandy, I’ll kiss your bare butt on Peachtree Street at high noon.

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it is much too difficult to download the print edition of the paper!!
And, also to find a particular article.

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Mark:

Not much to quibble about regarding your SEC picks. Saying this, let’s take a look at UGA.

Of the four games you think UGA will lose, I think it will be three of the four with UGA beating either tech or Okie State. More likely Okie. Of the eight games you think UGA will win, they will mostly likely win seven. So……that adds up to 8-4 doesn’t it? Just a different type of 8-4.

I think the media sees a superior Okie quarterback and a receiver that is thought to be superior to most (but in fact is about equal to UGA’s splendid sophomore receiver) and see a better ball club.

I see:

1. a far superior UGA coaching staff 2. of the 22 starters, I would guess UGA has an edge in 14-15 positions. 3. Beyond the 22 starters, say players 23-50, it is much less competitive with UGA holding a commanding edge.

If you have ever attended an Okie State home game, even in the last year or two, you know the crowd is not much of a factor – kind of the “UGA of the Big Twelve” type crowd. I will say the ballyard is pretty fancy but you could put two of Okie’s ballyards inside Sanford Stadium.

The heat and humidity of Stillwater will hardly be a factor.

In all honesty, when Okie State came to Athens, I was pretty surprised that the ball club was only marginally competitive and, if Coach Richt had not called off the Dawgs early in the third quarter, I think UGA would have doubled the score. This is a better Okie State ball club that the one that came to Athens but not good enough to beat UGA.

Let’s all agree to meet back here on September 6th and see how UGA did.

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I quickly know whether or not a “sports writer” has done any research on South Carolina. This guy obviously hasnt. How can you pick them out? The only thing that say is “this could be Spurrier’s last year.” Come on the same boneheads have been saying it for 3 years…….it is not going to happen. He publicly said that he wants nothing more than to coach this new freshman class until they graduate….seems like simple math 4-5 years more of spurrier.

Cant really argue the loses that he selected. To be honest SC could lose every game but one (SC State)…not likely…but you could make a serious arguement for each game. My 2 cents.

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(1)FLORIDA(12-0) vs. (2)OLE MISS(12-0) in Atlanta. Tebow gets stuffed again! Lord, please let it happen.

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